Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The accusations Hoyo retconned the Harbingers have been resurrected once again.
Did Sumeru deliver? youtube.com/watch?v=HTTRm6ZkJLE&list=PL9ZYbPkYPaHPKf8VMpUmv3FwURBFoFJem
One of the hardest parts of writing a long-running story is that audiences remember everything.
For anything with anypopularity, there will be fans who pay close attention to even the smallest throwaway line of dialogue, or the most obscure detail hidden in the corner of a long-forgotten trailer.
It’s inevitable that the writers will eventually mess things up, release something which contradicts something which came before. Often it’s only a minor inconsistency, but sometimes it can become a problem.
But the strange thing is... the only so-called retcon in the trailer which bothered me is one that almost nobody is talking about.
Worm Fanart:
Worm by codetrillogy: https://x.com/codetrillogy/status/1775663142904668210
Skitter by ariirf: reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/cx31ed/fanart_i_painted_skitter_hope_you_like_it
Bitch, Bastard, and Bentley by sandara: deviantart.com/sandara/art/Worm-b-b-and-b-580711572
taylor: deviantart.com/sandara/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563
Eidolon by aslovefromlies: reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/1m0b3jc/eidolon_fanartcommission
Grue by NeoWorm: deviantart.com/neoworm/art/Grue-496300699
Shatterbird by AGreatNoodle: twitter.com/AGreatNoodle/status/1407444401958232065
Mannequin by erwidze: reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/nxlb4d/fanart_skitter_and_a_bunch_of_other_villains
Leviathan by sandara: deviantart.com/sandara/art/Worm-Endbringer-Leviathan-602742001
The Simurgh by sandara: deviantart.com/sandara/art/Worm-The-Simurgh-584485077
Behemoth by sandara: deviantart.com/sandara/art/Worm-Endbringer-Behemoth-582896539
Scion by diangu246: reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/8measm/fanart_scion_by_diangu246
Sveta by AGreatNoodle: https://x.com/AGreatNoodle/status/1382753164592517120
Victoria by zearoe: reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/b8n7o0/fanartrepost_antares
00:00 Intro
00:40 Retcons
01:28 Retcons • Columbina's journey
02:34 Retcons • Playful aggression
04:00 Retcons • The retcon
05:10 Retcons
05:52 Promises & payoffs
06:48 Marketing
08:06 Villains & antagonists
09:03 Harbingers • Initial presentation
10:06 Harbingers • Greater depth
11:01 Harbingers • The Winter Night's Lazzo
11:32 My perspective
12:44 Other preferences
13:51 The voicelines
14:52 My ideal
16:04 Moral nuance
17:16 Arlecchino • Early impressions
18:34 Arlecchino • The Inazuma quest
19:49 Arlecchino • An antihero
21:06 Columbina • Early impressions
22:42 Columbina • Innocence
23:50 Sandrone • Early impressions
25:14 Sandrone • Nod Krai
26:32 The Final Gift • The controversy
27:46 The Final Gift • My perspective
29:48 The Final Gift • Other possibilities
30:51 The Final Gift • The moral perspective
31:36 Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
#genshinimpact #genshin #sandrone #arlecchino #columbina #thefinalwish
The accusations Hoyo retconned the Harbingers have been resurrected once again.
Did Sumeru deliver? youtube.com/watch?v=HTTRm6ZkJLE&list=PL9ZYbPkYPaHPKf8VMpUmv3FwURBFoFJem
One of the hardest parts of writing a long-running story is that audiences remember everything.
For anything with anypopularity, there will be fans who pay close attention to even the smallest throwaway line of dialogue, or the most obscure detail hidden in the corner of a long-forgotten trailer.
It’s inevitable that the writers will eventually mess things up, release something which contradicts something which came before. Often it’s only a minor inconsistency, but sometimes it can become a problem.
But the strange thing is... the only so-called retcon in the trailer which bothered me is one that almost nobody is talking about.
Worm Fanart:
Worm by codetrillogy: https://x.com/codetrillogy/status/1775663142904668210
Skitter by ariirf: reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/cx31ed/fanart_i_painted_skitter_hope_you_like_it
Bitch, Bastard, and Bentley by sandara: deviantart.com/sandara/art/Worm-b-b-and-b-580711572
taylor: deviantart.com/sandara/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563
Eidolon by aslovefromlies: reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/1m0b3jc/eidolon_fanartcommission
Grue by NeoWorm: deviantart.com/neoworm/art/Grue-496300699
Shatterbird by AGreatNoodle: twitter.com/AGreatNoodle/status/1407444401958232065
Mannequin by erwidze: reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/nxlb4d/fanart_skitter_and_a_bunch_of_other_villains
Leviathan by sandara: deviantart.com/sandara/art/Worm-Endbringer-Leviathan-602742001
The Simurgh by sandara: deviantart.com/sandara/art/Worm-The-Simurgh-584485077
Behemoth by sandara: deviantart.com/sandara/art/Worm-Endbringer-Behemoth-582896539
Scion by diangu246: reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/8measm/fanart_scion_by_diangu246
Sveta by AGreatNoodle: https://x.com/AGreatNoodle/status/1382753164592517120
Victoria by zearoe: reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/b8n7o0/fanartrepost_antares
00:00 Intro
00:40 Retcons
01:28 Retcons • Columbina's journey
02:34 Retcons • Playful aggression
04:00 Retcons • The retcon
05:10 Retcons
05:52 Promises & payoffs
06:48 Marketing
08:06 Villains & antagonists
09:03 Harbingers • Initial presentation
10:06 Harbingers • Greater depth
11:01 Harbingers • The Winter Night's Lazzo
11:32 My perspective
12:44 Other preferences
13:51 The voicelines
14:52 My ideal
16:04 Moral nuance
17:16 Arlecchino • Early impressions
18:34 Arlecchino • The Inazuma quest
19:49 Arlecchino • An antihero
21:06 Columbina • Early impressions
22:42 Columbina • Innocence
23:50 Sandrone • Early impressions
25:14 Sandrone • Nod Krai
26:32 The Final Gift • The controversy
27:46 The Final Gift • My perspective
29:48 The Final Gift • Other possibilities
30:51 The Final Gift • The moral perspective
31:36 Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
#genshinimpact #genshin #sandrone #arlecchino #columbina #thefinalwish
